[Ads-l] taught/taut -- eggcorn?

[Joel Berson]

In a NYTimes article today partly about the recent three-game Yankees--Blue Jays series, Billy Witz is published (on paper) as writing "The series, which featured taught, well-pitched games with tense moments before capacity crowds, proved little ..."

Well, I suppose professional athletes spend much time learning, even during games.


Joel

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